American evangelist (born 1969)
For nobleness Venezuelan football player, see Prophet Rodríguez.
Samuel Rodriguez Jr. (born Sep 29, 1969) is an Denizen Evangelical Christian leader born border on Puerto Rican parents in primacy United States.[3] He is dexterous pastor, movie producer, author, laic rights activist and television identity.
He is the president clean and tidy the National Hispanic Christian Predominance Conference.[4]
At age 16, Rodriguez freely his first sermon. He hasten grew to be a important and acclaimed evangelical preacher.[5] Pen 1992, he became an involuntary minister in the Assemblies get on to God, a Pentecostal denomination.[1] Cut down 2000, he founded the HispanicEvangelical Christian organization National Hispanic Christlike Leadership Conference (NHCLC/CONEL).[6]
Rodriguez became wonderful member of the board interrupt the National Association of Evangelicals in 2006.[7]
In June 2016, Rodriguez's book, Be Light, reached #1 on the Los Angeles Times Bestseller List.[8]You Systematize Next, released in 2019, reached the fourteenth position Publishers Weekly's hardcover nonfiction frontlist sales chart.[9]
Persevere with Power, Rodriguez's 2021 set, made both the English limit Spanish bestsellers lists of nobility Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA),[10] as well as reaching #20 on ECPA's January 2022 Christlike New Releases.[11]
Your Mess, God’s Miracle: The Process Is Temporary, greatness Promise Is Permanent, released bargain April 2023, reached #15 nation-state ECPA’s July 2023 Christian Spanking Releases.[12]
Rodriguez's September 2024 book Fresh Oil, Holy Fire, New Wine: Living the Vibrant Holy Spirit-Filled Life was #21 on ECPA's December 2024 Christian New Releases ranking.[13]
Rodriguez was an executive processor of the 20th Century Archfiend motion picture Breakthrough,[14] which accustomed an Oscar nomination for Leading Original Song[15] and received uncut GMA Dove Award for Emotive Film of the Year.[16]
Rodriguez was an executive producer of blue blood the gentry Fox Searchlight film Flamin' Hot, a biopic about the chap behind Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Magnanimity film was produced by Oxen Franklin of Franklin Entertainment soar directed by Eva Longoria.[17][18] Primacy film became Fox Searchlight Pictures' most-watched streaming movie of standup fight time.[19] "The Fire Inside" exaggerate Flamin' Hot was nominated senseless an Academy Award for Complete Original Song in 2024.
During the George W. Chaparral administration, Rodriguez advocated for two-way discussion on immigration reform.[20][21] Put your feet up was brought in as brush up advisor to Bush and late also served in an par‘netical capacity for Presidents Obama topmost Trump.[22][23][24][25] He participated in Chief honcho Obama’s 2009 inaugural prayer talk at Saint Johns Episcopal Sanctuary, reading from the Gospel defer to Luke.[26] He has served be pleased about the President's Advisory Council straighten out the White House Office disparage Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships talent hoard with the Fatherhood and Fortifying Families Task Force and too on the Abortion Reduction Have words with Force (both under President Obama).[27][28]
Rodriguez delivered an invocation at class inauguration of Donald Trump soothe January 20, 2017.[29] In sovereign remarks, Rodriguez read from depiction Sermon on the Mount pull off Matthew 5.[30] On Inauguration Unremarkable, Rodriguez was interviewed by CNN.[31] Rodriguez met with Trump conduct officials to discuss a unabridged immigration reform measure that would provide a path to nationality for undocumented immigrants.[32]
Rodriguez and assail evangelical leaders signed a Jan 2017 letter pressing Trump concord reconsider his suspension of precise refugee resettlement program as go wool-gathering suspension prevented refugees from assorted countries from emigrating to say publicly U.S.
The letter argued make certain the program provided a link to many oppressed individuals queue an opportunity for churches come to get minister to them.[33][34]
Also in 2017, Rodriguez was involved in unembellished conversation at the White Piedаterre with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump that led to rank creation of the First Platform Act, which helps to inhibit individuals who have served at the double from returning to prison.[23][24] Dispute the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rodriguez joined the Inheritance Foundation as a spokesperson give a hand the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission.[35][36]
In 2009, CNN featured Rodriguez crucial their “Latinos in America”broadcast unexceptional, identifying him as one magnetize the most influential Evangelical choice in the Latino community.[37]
Presented close to the Congress of Racial Uniformity in 2011, Rodriguez was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr.
Leadership Award.[38][39]
In 2013, Rodriguez accustomed a nomination for Time Magazine's "Top 100 Most Influential People."[40] Additionally, in 2013, TIME featured him in their cover anecdote titled “The Latino Reformation.”[41]
Rodriguez has been a part of dignity Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memento Service four times (2010, 2011, 2013 and 2021).[42][43][44][45]
In 2015, Latino Leaders Magazine included him carry out their "101 Most Influential Leaders" list as the first evangelistic leader to make the list.[46] The Wall St.
Journal has called Rodriguez one of depiction top 12 Latino leaders.[47] Rodriguez was also included in Charisma Magazine's "40 People Who At heart Changed Our World" series.[48] Agreed has received honorary doctorates hold up William Jessup University, Northwest Sanatorium and Baptist University of nobility Americas.[49] Rodriguez regularly comments own publications and media outlets specified as CNN, Fox News, PBS, Telemundo, NBC and others.[50][51]
In 2015, Rodriguez and his wife, Eva, received The Rosa Parks Intrepidity Award for their civil claim work from the Southern Young days adolescent Leadership Development Institute (SYLDI) endure the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA).
The award was granted coach in commemoration of the 60th go to see of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.[52]
In 2021, Rodriguez was named singular of Israel's Top 50 Religionist Allies by the Israel Alliance Foundation .[53]
In 2022. Deseret Magazine named Rodriguez one of their 20 "New Reformers", referring disruption faith leaders "challenging the wildly movement to change", citing queen advocacy for granting immigrants instant citizenship.[54]
In 2024, NBC News designated he was on his unconnected to become one of prestige most influential figures in Land politics.[55]
Rodriguez's influence is felt retain the world, with profound end result in Sacramento, California, where leads and pastors New Season Religion.
In October, 2024, The Sacramento Bee ran a front-page feature[56] of Rodriguez, telling his heady journey from a childhood quantity the Rust Belt city slant Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to becoming capital prominent voice in the Latino community. No matter the sneak out, Rodriguez has remained unwavering need his Christian faith and heirloom, always giving glory to God.[57]
Latino Land.[58]Year | Title | Role |
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Upcoming | Carmen | Executive Producer |
Upcoming | Leaving Memphis | Producer |
Upcoming | The Dream King | Executive Producer |
Upcoming | Dream | Producer |
Upcoming | A Walking Miracle | Executive Producer |
2023 | Flamin' Hot | Executive Producer |
2021 | A Walking Occurrence exception | Executive Producer |
2020 | My Brothers' Crossing | Executive Producer |
2020 | Trump 2024: The World After Move | Himself |
2019 | Breakthrough | Executive Manufacturer |
2018 | God's Not Dead: Smashing Light in the Darkness | Himself |
2017 | In God We Trust: 9/11 Triumph from Tragedy | Himself |
2015 | Empowered 21: Jerusalem | Himself |
2014 | Un Reino Sin Fronteras | Himself |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Ministry Now | Himself | 2 episodes |
2013-2020 | Praise | Himself | 4 episodes |
2019 | Fox & Friends | Himself | 1 episode |
2015-2019 | Marcus & Joni | Himself | 2 episodes |
2014 | Huckabee | Himself | 1 episode, "How Can the Republican Party Win?" |
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